AUGUSTA, Italy (Sicily) USS Mississinewa AO-144 6th Fleet Replenishment Ship made port here in 1978 |
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Augusta (1991 pop. 34,189), E Sicily,
Italy, on an island (formerly a peninsula) in the Ionian Sea, connected by
bridge with the Sicilian mainland. It is a leading port and a fishing and
industrial center. Manufactures include refined petroleum, petrochemicals,
textiles, and fertilizer. The city was a Greek settlement and then a Roman
military base. It was refounded by Emperor Frederick II in 1232 and later
(15th–early 16th cent.) was a thriving banking town. Augusta was badly damaged
by earthquakes in 1693 and 1848. Of note is Frederick II's castle (now a
penitentiary). U.S. Sixth Fleet ships: At anchor in Augusta Bay, Sicily, on 17 March
1965. The large carrier, at right, is USS Saratoga (CVA-60). Other
U.S. Navy ships visible include one Essex class attack aircraft carrier
(CVA), two guided missile light cruisers (CLG), two guided-missile frigates
(DLG), six destroyers (DD), two oilers (AO) and other auxiliaries. There are
also several merchant ships present.
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